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Mid-Century Modern Figure Painting by Polly Hammett
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1970's gouache on heavy paper of smartly dressed reclining woman by Polly Hammett (b. 1930) Texas. Signed lower right corner. Unframed.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Figural Painting of Indigenous People, Oil on Board, c. 1940
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
finish. The figural painting depicts an indigenous people or tribe unclothed, in what appears to be a
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Coastal Landscape - Large Mid Century Swedish Scandinavian Modernist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century modernist Swedish oil on canvas depicting a figure in a coastal
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aboriginal Figure - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Aboriginal figure is an original contemporary artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by an
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Cubist Figure Painting by Louise Pershing
By Louise Pershing
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Mid-century cubist oil on masonite signed in the lower right. Presented in what is most likely its
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Nude, 1972 Mid Century Modern Painting by Gerald Fairclough, Female Figure
By Gerald Fairclough
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Gerald Fairclough (American, Born 1946) Signed: Fairclough 1972 (Lower, Right) " Nude ", 1972 Oil on Canvas 24" x 20" Housed in a 2 1/4" Frame Overall Size: 28" x 24" Small r...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Chimeras, 1974 Acrylic and pastel on textured paper Mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic

Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
left 20 x 25 inches Mid-century figural abstract green painting of woman swimming into the mouth of a
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Vintage Signed Original Oil Figural Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage MCM original oil painting on canvas. A chic Figural composition of a man at
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
headed the Northeast Ohio division of the painting projects arm of the Works Progress Administration, a
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Futurist Abstract Figure Mid 20th Century Signed Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Futurist Abstract Figure by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) Signed lower right gouache painting on
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Torso No. 1, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
upper right 15 x10 inches 24 x 20 inches, framed A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Torso No. 5, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
upper right 25 x 20 inches A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1950s "Shapes with Figure" Mid Century Cubist Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Shapes with Figure c. 1950's Gouache on paper
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Cicada, Mid-century Figural Surrealist Cleveland School Painting, 1960s
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
worked. He then headed the Northeast Ohio division of the painting projects arm of the Works Progress
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1960s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993) Meditation on African Sculpture, 1957 Oil on found wood panel Signed and dated lower left 20 x 15 inches Charles Elmer Harris...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Mid Century Modern Painting of a Marilynesque Figure by the Pool 1963
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous, fantastic 1963 oil on canvas painting of a Marilynesque Figure by a pool. Colorful and
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Hardwood, Paint

Large Mid-Century Nude Figural Painting, California Artist Signed Ladin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bay Area artist). American, mid-20th century. Measurement of the painting without the frame 29.5
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Night Garden, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
painting projects arm of the Works Progress Administration, a subsequent government art program. In 1938
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting - Three Musicians
Located in Bristol, GB
THREE MUSICIANS Size: 63 x 42 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A striking mid-century
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Figural Nude Painting by David Ladin, American Mid 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive and large figural nude painting of two women by artist David Ladin. Oil on canvas
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid Century Landscape Figure Painting Art Institute of SF Green, Red, Blue
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield (1922-2015) Untitled c.1960s Gouache on paper 18"x15" unframed Unsigned Came from a portfolio of her work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gloria had a Master of Arts...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Mid Century French Post-Impressionist Painting, Black & White Figure Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Landscape Signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Inscribed Verso on back oil/gouache painting
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Antique Mid-19th Century Paintings

Materials

Other

Torso No. 3, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, Ohio artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
lower right 13 x 9 inches 21 x 17 inches A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Figure- Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure  is an artwork realized  in the Mid-20th Century. Pastel Drawing.  The artwork is in good
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20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Figure- Drawing  - Mid-20th Century
No Reserve
H 8.27 in W 5.91 in D 0.08 in
"Nude by the Mirror" Mid-Century Modern Expressionist and Cubist Figure
By Byron Browne
Located in New York, NY
a central figure in many of the modernist artistic and political groups that flourished during the
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1950s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Iver Rose Oil Painting of a Clown Soldier
By Iver Rose
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
paint, wood Color: Orange Period: Mid 20th Century Art Subjects: Figure Styles: Impressionist
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Nude Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Angela
Located in Bristol, GB
ANGELA Size: 69 x 58 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A brilliantly executed mid-century
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Figure - Original Drawing - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing realized by Unknown Artist in mid-20th Century. Beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Oil Painting Aldolfo De Ferrari Ferrari Female Figure with Sailboat
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid Century Modern original oil on canvas by Argentinian artist Aldolfo De Ferrari Ferrari of a
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20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Abstract Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Figure French Modernist, circa 1950's oil on canvas 16 x 8.5 inches provenance: private
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Standing Nude Man, Mid-Century Figural Expressionist Painting, New York Artist
By Joseph Glasco
Located in Beachwood, OH
artist represented at that time in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Glasco’s
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Gouache

"Victoria Tower England" Mid Century Modern Texas Painting Oil
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
other Great Vintage Texas Paintings & Fine American Art. We carry Vintage, Mid Century &
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern Abstract Long Oil on Canvas Figural Painting
Located in East Hampton, NY
beautiful colorful characters in an abstract figural manner. Simple vintage and original silvered wood frame.
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
in the Mid 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented posing nude through deft and
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
in the Mid 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented posing nude through deft and
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the Mid 20th century. Good conditions. The artwork is represented posing nude through deft and rapid
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Figure - Drawing in Ink - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an Ink drawing on paper. realized in the mid-20th Century. Mint Conditions with diffused
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Lone
Located in Bristol, GB
LONE Oil on Board Size: 52 x 44.5 cm (including frame) A very well done mid-century modernist
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"THE PITCHER" Mid Century Modern Texas Painting Oil
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Frary "THE PITCHER" Mid Century Modern (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 20 x 16
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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figure Sitting - Original Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
but we can attribute the period middle 20th Century. The artist represents a statuary figure that
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Nude Portrait Oil Painting - Unnoticed
Located in Bristol, GB
UNNOTICED Size: 68 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An expressive mid-century nude
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Fabian Lundqvist -Overlooking Fields
Located in Bristol, GB
OVERLOOKING THE FIELDS Size: 41 x 48.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A calm and soothing mid
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Framed Oil Painting, "Cubist Dancer"
Located in Bristol, GB
CUBIST DANCER Size: 54 x 35 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A very charming mid century
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is al painting artwork in mixed media on paper realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is a painting in mixed media on paper realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis Matheos
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an original painting artwork in mixed media on paper realized by the Greek-French artist
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Winter Landscape Oil Painting - Snowfall
Located in Bristol, GB
SNOWFALL Size: 41.5 x 67 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A beautifully detailed mid century
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1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Costume - Painting by Alkis Matheos - Mid-20th Century
By Alkis Matheos
Located in Roma, IT
Costume is an original painting artwork in mixed media on paper realized by the Greek-French artist
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Portrait Oil Painting - Nude on Purple Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
presence of a nude female figure, delicately seated on an abstract chair that has been distinguished by its
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage Mini Mid-Century Modern Street Scene Framed Oil Painting - The Tram
Located in Bristol, GB
street scene composition, executed in oil onto canvas. The painting depicts a bustling scene in a city
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Figural of Two Women and Child by Harold Kitner Kent State
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive Mid-Century figural painting of two women and child in pastel hues by Harold Kitner
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Strange Storm Coming" Sail Boats, Mid Century Modern Texas Painting
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
Medium: Heavy Textured Acrylic Mid Century "Strange Storm Coming" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - 2005
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lovers and Others (unique mid century modern painting) - double sided artwork
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in New York, NY
find for true art lovers - or, simply, for two lovers: two paintings for the price of one. It's
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Modern Figurative Oil Painting - The Lonely Diner
Located in Bristol, GB
THE LONELY DINER Size: 63 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An emotive mid-century
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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female Figure - Original Pencil Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female Figure is an Original Pencil Drawing realized in the Mid-20 Century. The little artwork is
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Modern Reclining Nude Female Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant nude by Spanish artist Diaz Cruz (Spanish, 20th Century). This modernist figurative depicts
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Figure - original drawing on paper - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original drawing in Tempera and watercolor realized by an anonymous artist in the mid
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Tempera

Seated Figure - Original Drawing - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Figure is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by an unknown artist in mid-19th century. The
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19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

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